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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, October 16, 2017 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Landgraver asked if the removal of the stairs and landing would change the structural coverage. <br />Oakden indicated it would not. <br />Jan Gasterland, Applicant, stated his family has owned this property since 1964 and that he is the present <br />owner. Gasterland stated his intent is to leave the property to his children but in the meantime he would <br />like to replace the existing garage that is falling apart and construct a 3 -stall garage in place of the <br />existing 2 -stall garage. <br />Gasterland stated as it relates to the structural coverage, the calculated lot area varies depending on which <br />survey you look at and that his surveyor shows his north property line at 194 feet. The neighbor's survey <br />to the south shows it at 199 feet and the half -section map shows it at 204 feet. Gasterland stated there are <br />discrepancies and that he will not belabor it but that he would prefer not to reduce the size of the garage. <br />Gasterland noted his neighbors are in support of the proposal. <br />Landgraver asked if there is any other structure on the property that could be removed. <br />Gasterland indicated there is not. <br />Thiesse noted the ordinance recently changed from 15 to 20 percent and that the Planning Commission <br />preferred to stick with the 15 percent. Thiesse stated the City would like to adhere to the 20 percent. <br />Gasterland stated the variance is to allow for a modest 3 -stall garage, which is not out of line with the <br />neighborhood, and that it will be slab on grade. <br />Schoenzeit asked if they will see a variance to attach the garage to the house someday. <br />Gasterland stated they will not. <br />Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 8:29 p.m. <br />